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  Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small doglike animals have long been scolded for killing farm animals. They are officially regarded as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.

  Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunters hunt a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs finally catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.

  People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict rules of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.

  It is estimated that up to 100000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people who object to fox hunting, because they think it is cruel, has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation(冲突)between hunters and hunt saboteurs(阻拦者).Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the dogs follow.

  Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the hunting of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labor Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to pass a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal(非法的).If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.

(1) Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.

[  ]

A.for fun
B.to limit the fox population
C.in the interests of the farmers
D.to show off their wealth

(2) What is special about fox hunting in Britain?

[  ]

A.It includes the use of deadly poison.

B.It is a costly event that rarely occurs.

C.The hunters have set rules to follow.

D.The hunters have to go through strict training.

(3) People who object to fox hunting often interfere in the game ________.

[  ]

A.by using violence

B.by taking legal action

C.by beating the fox hunters

D.by standing in line to stop the hunting

(4) A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________.

[  ]

A.stop farmers from hunting foxes

B.forbid hunting foxes with dogs

C.stop hunting wild animals in the countryside

D.prevent hunting too many foxes at a time

(5) It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

[  ]

A.killing foxes with poison is illegal

B.limiting the fox population is unnecessary

C.hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent

D.fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich

答案:A;C;B;B;C
解析:

(1) A

(2) C;从文中第三段follow strict rules of behavior可以看出答案。

(3) B;由文中第四段可知答案。

(4) B

(5) CA项中的with poison描写不妥,不是毒死狐狸才是违法的,不用毒药,杀死狐狸就有可能是违法的;B项中的unnecessary描述不对;D项中的between the poor and the rich有误。


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  Jeremy Fox, a retired businessman in a small city in England, recently bought an old farmhouse with a yard and a small field, some five miles out of the town. There he planned to lead a simple life with his wife, Amelia.

  It was while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard that he made an interesting discovery. In a corner, under some old sacks, he found some large fragments (碎片) of an antique bowl. Out of curiosity, he took them into the kitchen and much to the anger of his wife, washed the mud off them. That evening he spread newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully study the fragments together. However, two pieces were find missing.

  Two days later, having pulled down the barn, Mr Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for the installation(安装) of a greenhouse, when he discovered the two missing pieces. When he had stuck them in position, the bowl looked so fine that Amelia agreed to its being placed on a table in the living room, in front of the window.

  “We might have something a bit special here,”he said to his wife. A few days later, Jeremy took several photographs of the bowl, which he sent off to Sotheby's in London.

  Unexpectedly, Sotheby's was extremely interested in the bowl and sent an expert to inspect it. It turned out that it was a Chinese Ming fish bowl, dating back to around 1500, and might be expected to get a five-figure sum at an auction.

  A week later still more unexpectedly, two police officers called and told the Foxes the bowl was stolen property.

  So the bowl never reached the auction room, and Mr Fox never received the five figure sum that had been mentioned. However, he framed one of the photographs he had taken and hung it on the wall.

1.At first Mrs Fox seemed to be _____.

[  ]

A.greatly annoyed at Mr Foxes enthusiasm

B.very much interested in the discovery

C.uncertain of Mr Fox's enthusiasm

D.curious about Mr Fox's findings

2.Most likely“Sotheby's”was _____.

[  ]

A.an antique shop    B.a friend of Mr Fox's

C.an artist       D.a china store

3.According to the expert, the bowl could be sold at the price of _____.

[  ]

A.five thousand pounds

B.less than ten thousand pounds

C.one thousand, five hundred and ninety pounds

D.at least ten thousand pounds

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.Most probably Sotheby's purchased the bowl in the end.

B.It turned out that Mr Fox got neither the money nor the bowl.

C.Mr Fox preferred country life to city life after his retirement.

D.Mr Fox was fond of gardening.

  Jeremy Fox, a retired businessman in a small city in England, recently bought an old farmhouse with a yard and a small field, about five miles out of the town. There he planned to lead a simple life with his wife, Amelia.

  It was while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard that he made an interesting discovery. In a corner, under some old sacks, he found some large fragments(碎片)of an antique bowl. Out of curiosity, he took them into the kitchen and, much to the anger of his wife, washed the mud off them. That evening he spread newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully study the fragments together. However, two pieces were found missing.

  Two days later, having pulled down the barn, Mr. Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for the installation(安装)of a greenhouse, when he discovered the two missing pieces. When he had stuck them in position, the bowl looked so fine that Amelia agreed to its being placed on a table in the living room, in front of the window.

  “We might have something a bit special here, ” he said to his wife. A few days later, Jeremy took several photographs of the bowl, which he sent off to Sotheby's in London.

  Unexpectedly, Sotheby's was extremely interested in the bowl and sent an expert to inspect it. It turned out that it was a Chinese Ming fish bowl, dating back to around 1 500, and might be expected to get a five-figure sum at an auction.

  A week later still more unexpectedly, two police officers called and told the Foxes the bowl was stolen property.

  So the bowl never reached the auction room, and Mr. Fox never received the five-figure sum that had been mentioned. However, he framed one of the photographs he had taken and hung it on the wall.

(1)At first Mrs. Fox seemed to be ________.

[  ]

A.greatly annoyed at Mr. Fox's enthusiasm

B.very much interested in the discovery

C.uncertain of Mr. Fox's enthusiasm

D.curious about Mr. Fox's findings

(2)Most likely“Sotheby's”was ________.

[  ]

A.an antique shop
B.a friend of Mr. Fox's
C.an artist
D.a china store

(3)According to the expert, the bowl could be sold at the price of ________.

[  ]

A.five thousand pounds

B.less than ten thousand pounds

C.one thousand, five hundred and ninety pounds

D.at least ten thousand pounds

(4)Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.Most probably Sotheby's purchased the bowl in the end.

B.It turned out that Mr. Fox got neither the money nor the bowl.

C.Mr. Fox preferred country life to city life after his retirement.

D.Mr. Fox was fond of gardening.

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A fox, being caught in a trap(陷阱), was glad to flee by leaving his tail behind him; but upon coming into the world, he began to feel ashamed(耻辱)of losing his tail and almost wished he had died rather than come away without it.However, to make best of the bad matter, he called a meeting of the rest of the foxes, and proposed that all should follow his example.“You have no idea,”said he, “of the ease and comfort with which I now move about; I could never have believed it if I had not tried it myself; but really, when one comes to think it over, a tail is such an ugly, useless, unnecessary thing on us, that the only wonder is that, as foxes, we could have put up with it so long, I propose, therefore, my worthy brothers, that you all do according to the experience that I am most willing to tell you that all foxes from this day forward cut off their tails.”Upon this, one of the oldest stepped forward, and said, “I rather think, my friend, that you would not have advised us to part with our tails if there were any chance of getting your own again.”

(1)

As soon as the fox was out of the trap, he ________.

[  ]

A.

was glad that he had lost his tail

B.

was worried that he had lost his tail

C.

thought little about the tail

D.

was lucky to meet the others

(2)

He said that without the tail he ________.

[  ]

A.

could enjoy ease and comfort

B.

couldn't run

C.

could run as fast as before

D.

the hunter wouldn't find him

(3)

He said that it was good for the foxes ________.

[  ]

A.

to keep their tails

B.

to part with their legs

C.

to cut off their tails

D.

to hide their tails

(4)

One of the oldest foxes ________.

[  ]

A.

agreed with him

B.

cut off his tail

C.

disclosed his trick

D.

made the others agree with him

(5)

The fox who lost his tail ________ what he himself said.

[  ]

A.

believed

B.

didn't believe

C.

wouldn't believe

D.

half believed

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  While firing off pictures of a curious five-month-old fox, photographer Simon Czapp soon realized his subject had quite an interest in photography herself.The clever fox was so curious about the camera equipment that she climbed right on top of it.And while she was supposed to be the subject of the shoot, the fox stood on the shutter release button(快门按钮)and took her own frames

  Mr Czapp visited the New Forest Wildlife Park to capture images of new arrival Jessie.She has been at the animal park in Ashurst, Hampshire-home to wolves, deer and other animals in 25 acres of ancient woodland-after being abandoned by her mother.

  Mr Czapp said, “Jessie was very playful and curious and not at all camera shy.Soon after I arrived she was chewing my shoes and everything seemed to be a game to her.Then she started exploring the camera I had set up on a tripod(三脚架).She balanced her front paws on it and at one point knocked it over.”

  He put the camera back on the tripod and Jessie soon jumped back up.At one point she had all four paws on the camera and was keeping her balance.Mr Czapp added, “She jumped up there several times and I realized it could make a good picture.As I was leaving with the public's viewing window behind me, I thought I heard the camera go off but didn't think much of it.But when I checked the memory card afterwards, I was amazed to see Jessie had actually taken two pictures of me photographing her.I couldn't believe a fox had gained an advantage over me! Jessie is a lovely little fox.There were some lovely photos of her but she obviously thought the photographer was worthy of a picture too!”

(1)

The underlined word “frames” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.

[  ]

A.

photographers

B.

pictures

C.

buttons

D.

advantages

(2)

What do we know about Jessie from the passage?

[  ]

A.

She arrived at the park five months ago.

B.

She lives at the park together with some other foxes.

C.

She was sent to the park because her mother left her.

D.

She loved the life in the park so much that she left her mother.

(3)

What is the RIGHT time order of the following steps in Jessie taking a photo?

a.Jessie pressed the shutter release button.

b.Mr Czapp left the camera to take a photo.

c.Jessie climbed onto the camera and balanced herself.

d.Mr Czapp set up his camera on a tripod.

e.Jessie stood up to look at the back of the camera.

[  ]

A.

d, e, c, b, a

B.

a, b, c, d, e

C.

c, b, e, a, d

D.

d, e, b, c, a

(4)

From the passage we can infer that ________.

[  ]

A.

foxes are better at photographing than men

B.

some foxes are more friendly than humans

C.

Mr Czapp and Jessie took photos for each other

D.

Jessie gained an advantage over Mr Czapp in photographing

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  Animal lovers should stop calling their furry or feathered friends “pets” because the word is insulting, leading academics claim.

  Domestic dogs, cats or hamsters(仓鼠)should be renamed as “companion animals” while owners should be known as “human carers”, they insist.Even words such as wildlife are dismissed as insulting to the animals concerned-who should instead be known as “free-living”, the academics including an Oxford professor suggest.

  The call comes from the editors of Journal of Animal Ethics, a new academic publication devoted to the issue.In its first editorial, the journal disapproves the use of words such as “critters(动物)” and “beasts”.It argues that “derogatory” language about animals can affect the way that they are treated.

  “Despite its popularity, ‘pets' is surely a derogatory word both of the animals concerned and their human carers,” the editorial claims.“Again the word ‘owners', though technically correct in law, goes back to a previous age when animals were regarded just as property, machines or things to use.”

  It goes on:“We invite authors to use the words ‘free-living' or ‘free-roaming' rather than ‘wild animals'.For most, ‘wildness' is very closely associated with uncivilized, rough existence.There is an obvious prejudice here that should be avoided.”

  The editors also hope to see some of the more colorful words in the English language stamped out.Phrases such as “sly(狡猾的)as a fox”, “eat like a pig” or “drunk as a skunk(臭鼬)” are all unfair to animals, they claim.“We shall not be able to think clearly unless we discipline ourselves to use less than partial adjectives in our exploration of animals and our moral relations with them,” they say.

(1)

According to the academics, what should we call domestic parrots?

[  ]

A.

human carers

B.

free-living

C.

companion animals

D.

beasts

(2)

The underlined word in paragraph 3 probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

不敬的,贬低的

B.

批评的,指责的

C.

不恰当的,不合适的

D.

令人不快的,不吉利的

(3)

Why do the editors say phrases like “sly as a fox” are unfair to animals?

[  ]

A.

Because foxes are not sly at all in real world.

B.

Because it is helpless for people to think clearly when using those phrases.

C.

Because those phrases have been stamped out.

D.

Because they are only partial adjectives in the description of animals.

(4)

What is the main idea of this passage?

[  ]

A.

Pets are badly treated because people use insulting words when calling them.

B.

Academics claim that calling animals “pets” is insulting.

C.

People should rename our pets with more colorful words.

D.

People shall not be able to realize the importance unless they discipline themselves.

(5)

In which part of a magazine can we most probably find this article?

[  ]

A.

Society and the Arts

B.

Business reports

C.

Current affairs

D.

Anecdotes

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